University of Georgia Athletics
Five Georgia Golfers Earn All-America Honors
June 09, 2009 | Men's Golf
ATHENS, Ga. --- Five members of the Georgia men’s golf team have been selected for All-America honors by PING and the Golf Coaches Association of America.
Senior Brian Harman, junior Hudson Swafford and sophomore Russell Henley were named Second Team, sophomore Harris English was chosen for the Third Team, and senior Adam Mitchell was selected as Honorable Mention.
“It’s always satisfying when your golfers are chosen as All-Americans, and it’s even more satisfying when it’s all five guys,” Georgia coach Chris Haack said. “I am very proud of these men. They worked extremely hard all season, and they deserve this recognition.”
This is just the fourth time in school history that five Bulldogs earned All-America honors. Georgia did so in 2001 with Nick Cassini, Bryant Odom, Erik Compton, Ryan Hybl and David Miller; in 2005 (a national championship year) with Chris Kirk, Brendon Todd, David Denham, Kevin Kisner and Richard Scott; and in 2006 with Kirk, Harman, Todd, Kisner and Scott.
Harman and Mitchell ended their Georgia careers as three-time All-Americans. Harman was a Second-Team pick in 2006, 2007 and 2009, while Mitchell earned Second-Team accolades in 2008 and Honorable Mention in 2007 and 2009. Swafford, English and Henley each picked up his second All-America recognition.
Harman paced the Bulldogs this season with a scoring average of 71.94, followed by Henley at 72.08, Swafford at 72.50, English at 72.53 and Mitchell at 73.10.
English, Harman, Henley, Mitchell and Swafford also were named to the PING All-Southeast Region Team.
Georgia reached the semifinals of the NCAA Championship at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio, and finished the year ranked No. 1 by Golfstat and the GCAA.
Senior Brian Harman, junior Hudson Swafford and sophomore Russell Henley were named Second Team, sophomore Harris English was chosen for the Third Team, and senior Adam Mitchell was selected as Honorable Mention.
“It’s always satisfying when your golfers are chosen as All-Americans, and it’s even more satisfying when it’s all five guys,” Georgia coach Chris Haack said. “I am very proud of these men. They worked extremely hard all season, and they deserve this recognition.”
This is just the fourth time in school history that five Bulldogs earned All-America honors. Georgia did so in 2001 with Nick Cassini, Bryant Odom, Erik Compton, Ryan Hybl and David Miller; in 2005 (a national championship year) with Chris Kirk, Brendon Todd, David Denham, Kevin Kisner and Richard Scott; and in 2006 with Kirk, Harman, Todd, Kisner and Scott.
Harman and Mitchell ended their Georgia careers as three-time All-Americans. Harman was a Second-Team pick in 2006, 2007 and 2009, while Mitchell earned Second-Team accolades in 2008 and Honorable Mention in 2007 and 2009. Swafford, English and Henley each picked up his second All-America recognition.
Harman paced the Bulldogs this season with a scoring average of 71.94, followed by Henley at 72.08, Swafford at 72.50, English at 72.53 and Mitchell at 73.10.
English, Harman, Henley, Mitchell and Swafford also were named to the PING All-Southeast Region Team.
Georgia reached the semifinals of the NCAA Championship at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio, and finished the year ranked No. 1 by Golfstat and the GCAA.
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